Betaines



3,265,7 l9 Patented August 9, 1966 3,265,719 BETAINES Frank M. Cowen, North Plainfield, N.J., and Gloria Bellis, New Rochelle, N.Y., assignors to American Cyanamid Company, New York, N.Y., a corporation of Maine No Drawing. Original application Dec. 28, 1959, Ser- No. 862,087, now Patent No.'3,225,074. Divided and this application Sept. 1, 1964, Ser. No. 398,142

Claims. (Cl. 260-404) This application is a division of application Serial No. 862,087, filed December 28, 1959, now US. Patent 3,225,074, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 547,845, filed November 18, 1955, now abandoned.

The present invention relates to new compositions of matter consisting of betaine derivatives, to the processes of preparing them and to their use as germicides.

It has been found that betaine derivatives may be prepared having the following structural formula:

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R4 wherein R represents long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from -20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, or alkaryl radicals; M represents a bivalent radical such as -C(=A)--D--, -B-C(=A)-- or --BC(=A)-D-- in which C is carbon and A, B and D are oxygen, sulfur and imino; R is an alkylene radical (C H containing from 1 to 24 carbon atoms and preferably 1-12 carbon atoms; R, and R may represent R M--R where R selected from the group consisting of R and short chain aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals, i.e. alkyl and alkeny], hydroxyalkyl,

wherein x is a whole number from 2 to 4, y is a number from 1 to about 100, R' is methyl, ethyl, tolyl or phenyl, and Me is hydrogen, ammonium or a metal, particularly an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; and R is an alkylene radical (C H- containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and preferably 1-6 carbon atoms.

Typical specific illustrative examples of R5 are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, isobutyl, amyl, tert-amyl, isoamyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, hendecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl, eicosyl, etc.; allyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyL oleyl, linoleyl, l-inoenyl, etc.; phenyl, phenethyl, tolyl, xylyl,

methyl xylyl, benzyl, naphthyl, naphtyl methyl, etc.; cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, etc.

The bivalent radical M, represented by the partial I formulas and includes, for example, such groupings as aminocarbonyl Acintol Fatty Acid 1 1 Bls-(3-aminopropyl)methylamino examples as hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl, etc. Similarly, the --(C H R', H radical may be illustrated by such examples as ethenoxy, diethenoxy, dipropenoxy, triethenoxy, tetraethenoxy, pentaethenoxy, octaethenoxy, octadecaethenoxy, phenylethenoxy, etc. In the hereinafter described illustrative examples, it is to be noted that ethylene oxide is the most commonly used oxide but such has been the case primarily for illustrative purposes and is not to be construed as limitative of the invention. Consequently, other alkylene oxides such as propylene oxide and isobutylene oxide, as well as styrene oxide may be used.

The radical Me may be hydrogen, ammonium or a metal such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, etc.

The betaines of the present invention are prepared by initially making intermediate products suitable for conversion to the desired betaines. These intermediate products include, for example, (1) tertiary amines containing amide groupings resulting from the reaction of an acid (including thionic acids) and an aminoalkyl-substituted tertiary amine; (2) tertiary amines containing amide groupings resulting from the reaction of an acid (including thionic acids) and an aminoalkyl-substituted secondary amine, followed by further treatment of the reaction product with an alkylene oxide; (3) tertiary amines containing ester groupings resulting from the reaction of an acid and an alkanolam'ine containing a tertiary amine grouping; (4) tertiary amines containing amide groupings resulting from the condensation of urea and N-substituted ureas with a diamine containing one tertiary amine grouping, etc.

These tertiary amine-intermediate products are then reacted with an omega-halogen-substituted aliphatic acid, such as a-chloracetic acid, p-chlorpropionic acid, -chlorbutyric acid, etc., in the presence of an alkaline material, such as an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, to form the desired beta-ine.

The above compounds and radicals have been cited as illustrative of the materials which can be used in the present invention and it is to be pointed out that such is not to be construed as limitative of the invention, but that corresponding and equivalent compounds and radicals may be used within the spirit of the inventive concept.

The invention will be further illustrated in more specific detail by the following examples. It should be understood, however, that although these examples may describe in more particular detail some of the very specific features of the invention, they are given .primarily for purposes of illustration and the invention in its broader aspects is not to be construed as limited thereto.

PREPARATION OF INTERMEDIATE AMIDES Example I -N,N-BIS- OLEYLAMIDOPROPYL) -N-METHYLAMINE GnHat-ssC ONHC CzCHaCHI:

Na-C H8 CnHar-arO oNncHiotnon,

Reaetants Mole(s) I Gms.

The acid (Acintol Fatty Acid 1 is a fractionated mixture of tall oil fatty acids and contains about 48% oleic acid, 43% linoleic acid and about 3% saturated acids) and the amine were added along with xylene as an entraining agent to a 3-neck flank fitted with a thermometer, stirrer, water trap and reflux, condenser. The mixture 3 v 4 was heated at reflux for about seven hours at 1551-95 C. Example 7 At the end of this period, the theoretical amount of water v v (1.0 mole) had collected in the water trap. A sample was NLAURAMIDOPROP LAMINE titrated and found to contain less than 1% uncombmed carboxylic acid. It was therefore stripped free of xylene 5 Remains and unreacted amine and used directly for the preparation MOM n 1 5 310 of the betaine- Yleld, adunethyiafiii'ripiofljiafiii'riffIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 1:875 191 Example 2 OLEYLAMIDOPROPYL),AMINE 7 Similar to Example 5 but benzene substituted for ci-liaatcoNflcmcmen, 10 xylene and only 25% of amine added at start. Rest added dropwise over a seven hour period. Total heating time was twenty-eight hours at 113-164.5 0. 'Yield, CnHat-aaCONHCHnCHaCH: 98%. (Neofat 11 is a mixture of fatty acids obtained by 15 fractional distillation processes and comprises 90% lauric Reactants MOMS) acid, 9% myristic acid and 1% oleic acid.)

PREPARATION OF INTERMEDIATE ESTERS lFAl 1.5 441 l i fi aminopropyh-amine 0.786 103 Example 8 N-STEAROYLOXYE'IHYL-N,N-BIS-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)- By the procedure in Example 1, the mixture was heated AMINE for 11 hours at 145-195 C. Stripping gave a 98% f cmcmon yield of Product E l 3 onmlcoomorrru xmmp e CHzCHzOH N ,N-BIS- STEARAMIDOPROPYL) -N-METHYLAMINE H H :H CH C z Reaetants l Mole(s) Gms.

NCHg

H d H405 1.0 27 Cu nHsi (JIOONHCHICHICHI 30 lg 'g 0181mm I L0 Reaetants Mole(s) I Gms.

Similar to Example 5 but heated for four hours at Hydrofol405 1.0 271 9 C- A lig t tan wax was obtained in a 90% Bis-(3-aminopropyl)-methylamine 0. 525 76 yi ld Example 9 H d 1 405 1 a commelClal grade of steatlg a i N,N Brs sTEAR0YLoXYETIIYL)-N-(2-IIYDR0XYETHYL and contains about 65% stearic acid, 28% palmitic acid, AMINE 2% myristic acid and 6% oleic acid. After heating for six hours at 152-189 C. and stripping, the product yield Reactants Mole(s) l Gms. was 97%. It set to a hard yellow wax. 40

H d r1405 Example 4 Tr iet lga holamine N,N-BIs- STEARAMIDOPROPYL) -AMINE Heating for eleven hours at 141-190" C. by previous Reactants Mole(s) Gms. 4r methods gave a tan wax, 96% yield.

0 n dmmuoia 1.3 360 Example 10 B -(3-azninlpropyl)-amine 0.683 89 N,N-BIS-(STEAROYLOXYETIIYL)-N-ME'1HYLAMINE Heating for ten hours at 183-185" C. and stripping Reactmts I (31115 gave a 100% yield of the amide.

Similar Preparation in which i e gas lliifififlimamnii::::::::::::::::::::::::: 513 &1 stituted f or xylene gave a quantitative yield after sixteen hours at 138-185 Thirteen hours at l35-160 C. gave a 100% yield of Example 5 the ester. N.N- I A AMI OIS PROPYL)-AMINE PREPARATION OF INTERMEDIATE TERTIARY AMINES (HYDROXYETHYLATION) Reactants Mole(s) Gms.

Example 11 H d (1405 1.0 217 gg ggg mamme a 5 67 N BIS AMIDOPROPYL) HYDROXYDTHI LAMINE CnHaaCONHCI-IzCHzCH: Employing both nitrogen and xylene, a 96% yield was N CHCH0H obtained after twenty-two hours at 147-184" C. cnflacoNnouiomorn Example 6 N,N-BIS-(STEARAMIDO ETHYL)-AMINE Reactmts 2 1%: @1115 70 fieiliifiillfilfiiifffii?if???9K3:::::::: .311. it E! drolol405 1.0 277 D ethylenemo'mme 57 The amide was dissolved in 300 g. of isopropyl alcohol and treated with the ethylene oxide for 1.6 hours at 78-81.5 C. Stripping gave the hydroxyethylated product in quantitative yield.

I of hydroxyethylated product.

1 Example 12 N,N-BIS-(STEARAMIDOPROPYL)-HYDROXYETHYLAMINE Reactants Equiv- Gms.

alents N,N-bls-(stearamidopropy1) amine (Ex. 4) 0. 65 421 Ethylene oxide 29 Isopropyl alcohol 420 As Example 11 except the mixture was treated for two hours at 73-82 C.

Example 13 N,N-BIS-(STEARAMIDOISffigggPYU-HYD ROXYETHYL- Reactants Equlv- Gms.

alents N ,N-bis-(stearamidoisopropyl)-amine (Ex. 5) 0. 5 298 Ethylene oxide V H 21. 5 lsopropyl alcohol... 237

Treated for 2.3 hours at 50-90" C. Quantitative yield Example 14 I N ,N-B IS-(STEA RAMIDOETHYL) JIYD ROXYE'IHYLAMINE Reactants Equlv- Gms.

alents N,N-bis-(stearamidoethyD-arnine (Ex. 6) 0.5 a 298 Ethylene oxide 23. 6 Isopropyl alcohol... 237

' CnHazCONHCHzCHzCH: CHzCOO- Reactants Equiw, Gms. v aleuts I I -N- eth lamina Ex. N,I-I:l)ls(oleylamidopropy m y 0. 445 279 Chloracetic acid 0. 445 Sodium hydroxide 0. 445 Ethanol, ml 50 Water, n 76 The chloracetic acid was suspended in the water in a flask of suitable size equipped with a stirrer, thermometer, and reflux condenser. The acid was neutralized with the sodium hydroxide as a 40-50% aqueous solution while cooled in an ice bath. The amine in alcohol was added and the mixture refluxed for five hours.

At the end of the reaction the mixture was diluted with alcohol and evaporated to dryness. The resulting solid was dissolved in benzene and the insolublesalt (sodium chloride) removed by filtration. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness to give a brown paste in quantitative yield.

The product was useful as a germicide and lgilled 24- hour cultures of Salmonella typhosa in 10 minutes at 20 C. in dilutions up to 1:1000.

It was also useful as a softening agent for textiles, particularly cottons.

It is to be noted that the R -MR grouping in Example 15 is, in effect, an alkenylamidoalkyl radical, as compared to an alkylamidoalkyl radical (Example 17), an alkyloyloxyalkyl radical (Example 21), an alkylcarbamylalkyl radical (Example 23), an alkarylamidoalkyl radical (Example 31), a cyclovalkylamidoalkyl radical (Example 33), or the thio-substituted alkylcarbamylaminoalkyl, alkylamidoalkyl and arylamidoalkyl radicals (Examples 34, 35, 36).

Example 16 N,N-BIS (OLEYLAMIDOPROPYL) N,N BIS(CARBOXY- METHYLAMMONIUM) BETAINE, MONOSODIUM SALT I CnHssC ONHCHzCHH: C rC00-.Na+

Beactants Equiv- Gms.

alents N N-bis-(oleylamido r0 1 -a.mine Ex. 2 0.25 Chloracetio aeidnnfji. 0. so Sodium hydroxide 0. Ethanol, m1 Water, m1.

Reflux for sixhours and workup gave a quantitative yield of viscous brown liquid.

' Example 17 'N,N-BIS- STEARAMIDOPR OPYL) -NMETHYL-N-CAR- BQXYMETHYLAMMONIUM BETAINE v CnHgsCONHCHrCHiCH: on,

. CnH C ONHCHiCHiCH: CIhCO O Reactants Equiv- Gms.

alents N,N-bls-(stesramldopropyl)N methyIamIne (Ex. 0 50 29 2 Chloracetlc acid 0. 60 Sodium hydroxide 0. 50 Ethanol, ml Water. ml 50 CnHssCONHCHrCHsCH: OH;

c CHlC 0 o- Reuctants Five hours refluxing and workup gave a quantitative yield of a white wax. The product was useful as a detergent and as an antistatic agent.

Example 19 I Example 22 N.N-BIS-( STEAROYLOXYETHYL) -M-( 2-HYDROXY- N,N BIS-(OLEYLAMIDOPROPYL) N (2 HYDROXY- ETHYLl-M-CARBOXYMETHYL AMMONIUM BETAINE ETHYLj-N-CARBOXYMETHYLAMMONIUM BETAINE CHHHCO O CHICK. GHOHOH 5 CHHMCONHOHZCHQCE 0111011103 onnucoocmcfil crrlcoo- CnHuCONHCHrCHzC| cmoo 0- m Reman" Egg; Gms.

N,N-bls-(stearoyloxyethyl)N-(2-hydroxyethyl)- amine (Ex. 9) 0. 086 200 Chloraoetic acld. 0. 086 Reaotants. Equlv- GHIB- Sodium hydroxide 0. 086 alents Ethanol, m1 150 Water, 1111-. 40 N,N-hls-(oleylamidopropyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)- Y 1 I cfigrlgceefi a-g 8-28 Six and three-quarter hours reflux gave a 92% yield of Sodium h mn? I 0.20 30+ tan wax. I Iso r0 lalooho m i g pg 40 I Example 23 N,N-BIS-( N'-STEARYLPROPIONAMIDE) M- (2-HYDROXY- ETHYL)-M-CARBOXYMETHYL AMMONIUM BETAINE 1 Including lsopropyl alcohol.

CmHuNHC OCHaCHl CHaCHzOH Refluxing for five and three-quarter hours and recovery gave a viscous sticky brown paste in quantitative yield. 25 lBHslNHCOCHIC-H: 0131000- Example 20 Remants Eqmm Gm.

alents N,N-BIS (STEARAMIDOPBOPYL) N (2 HYDROXY- ETHYL)-"N-CARBOXYMETHYLAMMONIUM BETAINE 80 N,N-bls-(N-stearylpropionamide)-N-(2-hydroxv yethyD- 0. 071 72 ao um y o e .09 01.11 50ONHOIBCHaCQ1/CHzCHaOH I I Ethanolm] y I 160 Water,ml.. 40 CuHzsCONHOHzCHaOH: CH:CO0

A refluxing time of seven hours resulted in the recovery of a quantitative yield of a brown wax. It possessed utility as a textile softener.

. v i Reactants 132 1 1 Gms Example 24 y 40 N'.N-BIS- STEARAMIDOISO'PROPYL) -M-(2-IIYDROXY- N,N-bls-(stearamidopropyl)-N-(:rhydroxyethyl)- ETHYL)-N-CARBOXYMETHYL AMMONIUM BETAINE ammemxcnrr coNnomcn cmcmo Chloracetic and 0.65 Sodium hydr xi 0. 65 CH8 N Isopropyl alcohol, ml 100+ 011E 6 oNncml H omcoo- 1 Including isopropyl alcohol. Q 7

Reactants A quantitative yield of tan or brown waxLwas obtained after about six hours of reflux and recovery.

Example 21 N N-STEAROYLOXYETHYL-N,N-BIS- (2-HYDROXYETHYL) N-CARBOXYMETHYLAMMONIUM BETAINE 013 5000011105: GHrCHzOH llncludingisopropyl alcohol.

Seven hours refluxing gave an orange-brown paste. 4 Recovery was quantitative. O 2OHIOH Example 25 N,N-BIB-(BTEARAMIDOETHYL)-N-(2-HYDROXYE'IHYL)- N-GARBOXYMETHYL AMMONIUMB-ETAINE CIIHIBCONHCHICHI 011,011,011 Reactants v Equlv- Gms. talents cnn comromofir cmooo- N-stearogggxygthyl-N,N-bis-(thydroxyethyho 286 amine X- Chloraeatie acid- 0. mo Reactants $35k; Sodium hydroxide 0. E0 Ethanol, ml I Water, 1111- t 7 N,N-bls-(stearamldoethyl)-N-(Z-hydroxyethyD- I amino 0. 493 1 555 Chlor acid 0.493 I a .4 ?0d1\1ml1ly4l1f0fil?e--i 0. 493 The refluxing time was six and three-quarter hours. figlgg g ff" Quantitative yield of tan wax. The product was usefui I as a detergent and anti-static agent. 75 Including mpmpylulcohol.

7 A reflux time of five hours and workup gave a quantitative yield of a tan wax.

Example 26 N,N-BIS-(STEARO YLOXYETH YL)-N-METHYL-N-CARB- OXYMETH YLAMMONIUM BETAINE Ct-rHazCOOCHaCHr CH;

(11111350 O CHzCH; CH COO- Seven and one-quarter hours was sufiicient reflux time to give a 94% recovery of a tan wax product. It was useful as a cotton softener.

Example 27 N-(LAURAMIDOPROPYL)-N,N-DIMETHY L-N-CABB-OXY- METHYLAMMONIUM BETAINE O1|H23C0NHCH1CHQCQ CHI Equivalents Reectants Gms.

o Sodium hydroxide Ethanol, ml

Water, ml..

Heated at reflux for nine and one-half hours; gave quantitative yield of soft tan wax.

Example 28 heated to 20 C. and ethylene oxide added at 62-78 C. for 2% hours. The final product, a polyethenoxy dequantitative yield, wa'sa brown 47% rivative obtained in solution. v

This material contained 2.6 mols of combined ethylene oxide for each mol of the original betaine. It was therefore a mixture of two or more ethylene oxidecondensation products.

I Example 29 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL PRODUCT 3 cnmicomrcmcmcsi ommozchwmbmrr Reactants Equiv- Gms.

alents 5 Betalne tn Ex.19 0.1 as E hylene oxide 1 3. 0 Isopropyl alcohol... 111

1 Actually reacted. Excess used,

The betaine was dissolved in the alcohol, the mixture heated to C. (under 100 p.s.i.) and ethylene oxide added at 62-78 C. for 7 hours. The final product, a polyethenoxy derivative, was obtained in substantially a quantitative yield. It was useful as an emulsifier.

Example N,N-BIS(1?ROPYLAMIDOPROPYL)-N-METHYLAMINE mmcomrcniomcm N-CH: mmoounomcmofi,

Reactants Mo1e(s) I Gms.

25 Propionic mild 1 74 Bisdii-amlnopropyD-methylamine .t 0. r26 76 The procedures set forth in Example 1 were followed substantially as set forth therein. The yield was quantitative.

N,'N-BIS(PROPYLAMIDOPBOPYL)-N-METHYL-N- CARBOXYMETHYL AMMONIUM BETAI-NE camcomrcmcmdm on, i \V I i s cgH1C ONHCHaCHaCHa GH2C O O- The procedures of Example 15 were followed, using substantially equal molal amounts of amine, chloracetic 40 acid and sodium hydroxide. The yield was quantitative.

Example 31 N,N-BIS(DODECYLBENZYLAMIDOPROPYL)-N- DECYLAMINE cummmooNHomomcH,

t p POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL PRODUCT f C H CONHCH OHiCH CH CH 0(C-H CH 0):.aH I r a \1/ curiaoimcomicmcmcfi,

CflHgaCONHCHzCHgCH: CHzCOO- Reactants Mole(s) Gms.

R ctants -E ulv- Gms. Dodecylbenzolc acid .e Q 1 293 al iante -(3-a1ninopropyl)-decylamine 0.525 184 sBtln mans 20.1 8855 i e ay e x 10-26 Procedures as in Example 1 r Isopropyl 111 N,N-"BIS(DODECYLBENZYLAMIDOPROPYLMNDECYL- i N-CARBOXYETHYL AMMONIUM BETAINE 1 Actually reacted. Excess used. C|zHuCH CONHCH1cH1CI/II /C1oHn The betaine was dissolved in the alcohol, the mixture CiiHa'sCaHfl ONHCHsCHrC EHaCHICO O 7 Using chlorpropionic acid and sodium hydroxide, as Example 15.

CaHuCONHOHsCHsC: \CH!COO* Using cyclohexyl carboxylic acid and bis-(3-amino-' propyl)-octylamine to form the intermediate tertiary amine and chloracetic acid and sodium hydroxide to form the betaine.

1 1 Example 33 CH5 cannNnooNHcmcmoHnl omcooa Using N-dodecylurea and B-aminopropyldirnethylamine in the formation of the tertiary amine, followed by its reaction with chloracetic acid and sodium hydroxide in the formation of the betaine.

Example 34 (11H, onHnNrrosNHcHicrnomN omoooa Using N-dodecyl thio-urea and 3-aminopropyldi-methylamine in the formation of the tertiary amine, followed by its reaction with chloracetic acid and sodium hydroxide in the formation of the betaine.

Example 35 l c.1190 ONH(CHQ)HN+'CHICOO" i Using butyric acid and dimethylaminolaurylamine to form the-tertiary amine and chloracetic acid and sodium hydroxide to form the betaine.

Example 36 Using ethanethionic acid and a slight excess of 3-dimethylaminopropylamine in the formation of the intermediate tertiary amine and chloropropionic acid and sodium hydroxide in the formation of the betaine.

Using thiobenzioic acid and a slight excess of 3 diethy1- aminopropyl in the formation of the intermediate tertiary amine and chlorobutyric acid in the formation of the betaine.

The products of the present invention were determined to be useful as germicides. One specific evaluation of a particular product is set forth below as illustrative of such utility. The product was N- (lauramidopropyl) -N,N- dimethyl-N-carboxymethylammonium betaine (Example 27) used on a 35% solids basis and the test procedure used was the F.D.A. method described in Circular #198, United States Department of Agriculture. The" test organism was a 24-hour' culture of Salmonella typhosa (Hopkins) and the incubation period was 48 hours at 37 C. The following table indicates the results ob- Legend: indicates growth; indicates no growth.

As a control and comparison, a similar test procedure was used on a 35% solids solution of stearamidopropyldimethyl ,3 hydroxyammonium dihydrogen phosphate (SP). This product (SP) is not a product of the present invention but was selected as it bears some structural resemblance to the products of the present invention. The following table indicates the results obtained.

TABLE 2 Legend: indicates growth; indicates no growth.

The above tables indicate that a 1:1500 dilution of the betaine killed a 24-hour culture of Salmonella lyphosa in IOminutes at a temperature of 20 C. This corresponds to a 1:85 dilution of phenol. The phenol coeificient is therefore 18.1. With regard to product SP, the 24-hour culture of Salmonella typhosa was killed in 10 minutes at 20. C. with a dilution of. 1:25. This corresponds to a 1:85 dilution of phenol. The phenol ooefiicient is therefore 0.3. v

Although we have described specific examples of our inventive concept, we consider the broad aspects of the same not to be limited to the specific substances mentioned therein but to include various other compounds of equivalent function and constitution as-set forth in the claims appended hereto. It is understood that any suitable changes, modifications and variations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

We claim:

1. Betaines having the formula where R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of from 10 to 20 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of long chain saturated aliphatic and long chain alkenyl aliphatic radicals, R and R are alkylene radicals of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R is a member of the group consisting of J l-[ in which n is a whole number from f 1 to 10 and -C H ,,.OH in which n is a whole number from 1 to 10 and R is a member of the group consisting Of R4 ll RtC-O-Jh and R COOMe in which R R R and R are as defined above and Me is a monovalent salt-forming radical.

2. Betaines having the formula II i R.-o-0-mI- 1 R-c0owhere R; is a long chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, R and R are short chain alkylene radicals, R is a member of the group consisting of -C,,H in which n is a whole number 8,265,? 19 13 m 14 from 1 to 10 and -C,,H .OH in which n is a whole 3. N -'stearoyloxyethyl N,N-bis (2 hydroxyethyD- number from 1 to 10 and R is a member of the group N-carboxymethyl ammonium betaine. consisting of R 4. N,N-bis -(stearoy1oxyethyl) N- (2 hydroxyethyl- N-carboxymethyl ammonium betaine.

5 5. N,N bis(stearoyloxyethyl) N methyl N car-' boxymthylammonium betaine.

No references cited.

d R6CmMe in b m 14 d a e as e B. Primary Examiner. fined above and Me is a monovalent salt-forming radical. A. H. SUTIO, Assistant Examiner. 

1. BETAINES HAVING THE FORMULA 